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Owo Church Attack: Two more suspects arrested – DHQ

 

Emmanuel Onani, Abuja

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has announced the arrest of two additional suspects connected to the Sunday, June 5 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.

Over 40 worshippers were killed in the deadly attack, which left dozens with varying degrees of injuries.

The development heightened tension in the country, occasioned by attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram, and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists.

The disclosure, which was made in a statement, Thursday, by the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Maj-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, came barely 48 hours after the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, announced the arrest of four of the suspected attackers.

The CDS had announced that the first set of suspects were arrested through a combined operation by military and DSS personnel at Eika, Okehi LGA, Kogi State on August 1, 2022.

Those arrested include Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza (a.k.a Bin Malik), Momoh Otohu Abubakar, Aliyu Yusuf Itopa and Auwal Ishaq Onimisi.

“Barely few hours after the disclosure by the CDS of the arrest of 4 of the Owo Catholic Church attackers, 2 additional ISWAP terrorists, who were also connected to the attack on the church were apprehended at Omialafara (Omulafa), Ose LGA, Ondo State yesterday, 9 August 2022,” Akpor said in the statement.

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